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Smythe Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Smythe Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 534 students in the San Ysidro Elementary district, which is an area facing significant academic challenges across its schools.

Academically, Smythe is one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in California, ranking in the bottom 10% of the state, with fewer than 22% of students proficient in English and 17% in math. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 40% of students missing too much school, which is more than double the state average and the highest rate among its neighboring schools like Willow Elementary and La Mirada Elementary. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years.

Interesting comparisons show that improvement is possible within the same community. For example, Ocean View Hills, another school in the San Ysidro district, achieves much stronger results with similar resources, highlighting factors like its lower absenteeism rate. Schools in the neighboring Chula Vista Elementary district, such as Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary, also generally perform better. This suggests Smythe's challenges may be related to school-specific factors like instructional quality or climate, rather than just funding or location.

534

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1880 Smythe Ave.
San Ysidro, CA 92173-1599

(619) 428-4447

District: San Ysidro Elementary

Students who attend Smythe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Ysidro Middle
High:	San Ysidro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

1.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2005 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

California avg41%

5,294^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the San Ysidro Elementary

1090^th of 1,543San Ysidro Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5294 of 5857	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5422 of 5869	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	5160 of 5859	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	5037 of 5883	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4290 of 5789	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4720 of 5662	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	4308 of 5113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	4718 of 5113	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	4124 of 4818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	4081 of 4822	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	3933 of 4809	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	2307 of 2585	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1785 of 3162	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2883 of 3245	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	1482 of 3311	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	876 of 3275	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	1802 of 3246	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5201 of 5597	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5422 of 5612	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5330 of 5609	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5118 of 5635	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3927 of 5492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4443 of 5413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4478 of 5107	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4577 of 5107	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4226 of 5087	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4118 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3187 of 4963	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3730 of 4830	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	270 of 429	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	267 of 364	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	261 of 335	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	283 of 356	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4787 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4968 of 5517	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4703 of 5363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4340 of 5264	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3583 of 5173	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4063 of 5084	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4930 of 5628	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4848 of 5643	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4400 of 5638	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4438 of 5663	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4197 of 5510	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4574 of 5431	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smythe Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Smythe Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4447	534	24	22.2	65.0%	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.7	5294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.7	5422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	128																	14.1	14.1	10.8	20.2	20.7	32.4	21.1	27.1	21.9	10.6	8.7	17.2	97.2
La Mirada Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Avenida de la Madrid	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4424	382	18	21.2	62.6%	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	361 (94.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	24.6	4445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		27.3	4177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	268																	30.2	30.2	18.4	13.0	42.5	38.5	28.5	16.3	8.7	23.3	26.2	19.2
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Sunset Ln.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1148	520	23	22.6	61.7%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	499 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.9	3593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.7	4044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	451																	19.5	19.5	35.1	36.4	40.3	35.1	36.7	43.4	35.8	32.5	18.8	32.3	97.1			97.1
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1332 Kenalan Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-5880	263	15	17.5	82.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	246 (93.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	22.1	4665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		32.8	3706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	959																	10.0	10.0	23.1	32.5	20.0	32.5	27.0	20.0	32.5	17.5	29.3	24.8	96.9		96.9			$22,324	$4,121	$18,203
George Nicoloff Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 Howard Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1605	616	25	24.6	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	591 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	15.6	5215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.8	5327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	112	20.0	36.4	8.3	20.1	48.0	34.1	55.0	46.8	24.0	38.6	6.7	21.4	14.0	36.4	5.0	16.9	14.0	14.0	18.5	29.3	22.8	21.7	22.9	28.6	16.5	14.0	14.0	18.1	96.5	96.5		96.5		$20,524	$2,172	$18,352
Silver Wing Elementary	Public	K-6	3730 Arey Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 423-3950	335	15	22.3	75.5%	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	302 (90.1%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	40.8	3166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		42.3	3045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	121																	34.0	34.0	27.3	50.0	44.9	51.4	44.6	19.6	33.3	29.4	24.0	26.3	92.7					$18,030	$2,488	$15,542
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	226 Willow Rd.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-2231	643	31	20.7	66.6%	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	19.8	4838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		21.7	4708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	130																	14.7	14.7	23.4	21.8	30.7	25.0	25.6	34.6	20.2	27.5	9.3	22.0	91.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7
Juarez-Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	849 Twining Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-9222	426	19	22.4	69.5%	9 (2.1%)	15 (3.5%)	355 (83.3%)	36 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	35.9	3510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.4	3742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	232																	24.3	24.3	22.2	22.4	54.3	47.5	37.3	29.2	13.6	31.4	40.3	28.9						$18,089	$2,099	$15,990
Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	419	17	24.6	71.8%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	379 (90.5%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	16.4	5154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	63																	20.0	20.0	15.2	17.0	33.9	27.1	24.2	10.9	10.0	21.5	12.9	14.1						$19,480	$2,362	$17,118
Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3950 Byrd St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-1334	396	19	20.4	72.5%	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	335 (84.6%)	31 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	36.2	3462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		33.2	3667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	205																	28.1	28.1	42.6	36.7	46.6	48.8	43.6	24.1	24.0	13.8	34.1	23.3	96.5					$21,242	$3,827	$17,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Smythe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Smythe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smythe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Ysidro Middle
High : San Ysidro High

What is the racial makeup of Smythe Elementary?

Students at Smythe Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Smythe Elementary a good school?

Smythe Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Smythe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Smythe Elementary.

What district is Smythe Elementary in?

San Ysidro Elementary

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